High-profile speakers to mark 10th edition of Sharjah forum
International Government Communication Forum this month
An eminent panel of speakers will address the 10th edition of International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) set to take place on September 26 and 27 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, the Sharjah Government Media Bureau announced yesterday.
The line-up of speakers includes Dr Nayef Falah Al Hajraf, secretary general of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf; Hessa Buhmaid, UAE Minister of Community Development; Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence; Adel bin Abdul Rahman Al Asumi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament; Ahmad Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League; Philip Hammond, British politician and former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Dr. Fahad Al Shulaimi, President of Gulf Security and Peace Forum among others.
Saeed Al Attar, chair, UAE Government Media Office; Dr Abdullah Al Maghlouth, Director-general of the Centre for Government Communication, Saudi Arabia; Al Saad Al Menhali, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic; Rashed Al Falahi, first Chief Storytelling Officer, UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR); Timothy Armoo, Founder and Chief Executive of Fanbytes; and Maqsoud Kruse, Strategic Communications Advisor at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs will also be present. This year the twoday forum will be held under the theme ‘Historic lessons, Future ambitions’. There will be seven panel discussions, five inspirational talks, seven training workshops and 12 interactive sessions.
Key highlight
A total of 31 informative and insightful debates will be led by global leaders and experts. A key highlight of the 10th edition will be the announcement of IGCF’s 10-year vision.
Winners of the Sharjah Government Communication Award will also be announced during the forum. IGCF will be conducted under the patronage of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC), a subsidiary of Sharjah Government Media Bureau, outlined details of the packed 2021 agenda during the press conference yesterday. Tariq Saeed Allay, Director General of SGMB acknowledged the role of UAE media that constitute the essence of IGCF 2021 during a press conference.
“The central focus of the 10th edition of IGCF is to monitor the role of government communication amid these transformations and measure its ability to lead and influence their results, drawing on the lessons of history to create a stable and prosperous future.”